Organic Arabica Blog

I have been working hard, from zero, developing my Online Coffee Store www.organicarabica.coffee but for almost a year, I have not yet completed the setting up of the site. I do not know what I should do next. In offline world, coffee business in Papua and Papua Barat provinces is being challenged significantly...

I have a second story on government policy. This time is not about the provincial government, but at lower level. In Indonesia it is called Regency Leve, same as County Level in other parts of the world. As I mentioned before, the governor has made a public statement in front of Rev. Ki'marek Karoba...

I have not yet come to a clear conclusion whether or not some examples of statements and actions that I want to present in the coming articles are obstacles or challenges. I want you, readers to tell me what they actually are. I hope that after at least three articles, we will have a clearer idea of...

The marketing Unit Chair, Jhon Yonathan Kwano says based on recent discussions and meetings with Fair Trade Hong Kong and some coffee houses in Hong Kong, thailand and Singapore, it is clear that the coffee market in Asia is wating for Papua Arabica Coffee to go into the market. Mr. Kwano says, "This...

According to Selion Karoba, the chair of Koperasi Serba Usaha Baliem Arabica (Bailem Arabica Cooperative), western half of New Guinea (Papua and Papua Barat provinces of Indonesia) is more familiar with Arabica coffee.Karoba notesPapuan people know coffee is arabica. Even they will call coffee equals...

Papua Arabica Coffee consists of many single origins, but in Indonesia it is regarded as one single origin, that is, Papua Single Origin. By the way, Papua is three times England in size, but coffee plantations and coffee business have been unknown until recently. In western part of New Guinea, Papua...

Baliem Blue Coffee is Baliem Arabica Coffee. Yes, it's popular name is Baliem Arabica, but its trade-marked name is Baliem Blue Coffee. The name Baliem Arabica became popular in West Papua (Indonesia's Papua and Papua Barat Provinices) since the Baliem Arabica Cooperative was set up, replacing the previous...

The Bailem Arbaica Cooperative set up in 2007, with the assistance from AMARTA USAID has enabled the cooperative to export the Organic Arabica Coffee from the Western part of New Guinea Island to the USA market since November 2009. The Bailem Arabica Coffee, or commonly called in Indonesia as Wamena...